The Dunedin City Council has flagged service cuts may be in the pipeline if fuel costs and supply concerns continue to rise.

Former government statistician Len Cook is hitting out at the proposed new census, saying the country is is in the midst of a ‘‘population storm’’ and reliable data is desperately needed.

High variability in some kinds of Dunedin City Council expenditure suggests ‘‘a range of poor-value spending’’, a councillor says.

A Dunedin taxi driver accused of detaining and sexually assaulting two women says the allegations against him are ‘‘totally, very untrue’’.

A new pupil at Otago Boys’ High School is following in his dad’s footsteps, even though it was a 19,000km jaunt to school.